[ABP52380]

Yes, that number already includes your locality pay. Your next raise will depend on your progression at the facility. For instance, the developmentals at my facility are all stuck at roughly 38k until they get done with a certain amount of their d-sides. Then, they'll receive their first raise. As compared to the old contract in which you jumped to about 56k after competing your a-side. My a-side training was a whopping 2 days - they've since done away with it (at my old facility) as it's become somewhat of an obsolete position.

The problem is that every facility is different in terms of their timelines. For instance, my peers (at the facility I was at) are all done with the Dysim (simulator problems) and out on the floor working on their first d-side. However, our fellow classmates who went to Salt Lake don't even know when they're going to begin Sim training. It is VERY subjective - Palmdale (LA CENTER) has something like a 120 trainee's - that's fricken crazy. I know other guys that have been waiting since January to begin Dysim problems and are not slated to begin them until MAY! Yeah, the good ol' FAA. I'll tell ya, I'm a supporter of ATC remaining "inherantly governmental" but the fact of the matter is that the level of inefficiency is simply disgusting.

Okay, off my soap-box.